| Home Away from Home: A History of Basque Boardinghouses Contributor(s): Echeverria, Jeronima (Author) |
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ISBN: 1948908522 ISBN-13: 9781948908528 Publisher: University of Nevada Press OUR PRICE: $31.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century - Social Science | Emigration & Immigration - Social Science | Minority Studies |
| Dewey: 647.947 |
| Series: Basque |
| Physical Information: 376 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Western Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this meticulously researched study of Basque boardinghouses in the United States, Jeronima Echeverria offers a compelling history of the institution that most deeply shaped Basque immigrant life and served as the center of Basque communities throughout the West. She weaves into her narrative the stories of the boarding house owners and operators and the ways they made their establishments a home away from home for their fellow compatriots, as well as the stories of the young Basques who left the security of their beloved homeland to find work in the United States. |